| Hospital | Labor aids | Accept VBAC patients? | Latest c-section rate | Menu | Security measures | Neonatal ICU? | Patient overflow policy? | Guaranteed private room for mothers? | Accommodations for parents of preemies? | Nurse-to-room ratio | Cable in room? | DVD player in room? | WIFI? | Birth announcement Web site? | What's in take-home bag? | Lactation assistance? | Parking | Waterbirth |
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| Adventist Medical Center | Jacuzzi tubs, ambulation with telemetry, birth balls | Possibly in the future | 30% | Meat and vegetarian options | Unit is locked 24 hours; infants wear security leg bands | LEVEL II nursery, able to accommodate deliveries as early as 34 weeks | Patients are moved to surgery floor. | Yes. | Parents may stay in labor/delivery room free as space allows. Parents may also stay next door in the Walla Walla Nursing School dorm at rates of $30 for individuals, $40 for couples. | 1:1 for labor, 1:4 for GYN, 1:3 for postpartum couplet care | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hospital uses Picture People, Baby Gallery and Caring Bridge. | Diaper bag, breastfeeding items, educational materials, product samples, water bottle | Board-certified lactation consultants and trained nursing staff are available 24 hours to answer questions. The hospital has a milk donation center. The family birth unit also has a maternity store stocked with lactation products. | Free in hospital lot. | No |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center | Birthing balls, shower and tub, extra-large soaking tub | Yes | 24% | Hospital meal service available 24 hours | Locked units with card readers at doors; infant security system | Patients with high-risk pregnancies are directed to Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. Sunnyside has a special care nursery with four stations as well as eight rooms equipped for ill or premature newborns. | Unit has never been full; if it ever is, patients in stable condition will be directed to Providence St. Vincent. | Yes | Yes | In labor, 1:1-2; after delivery, 1:3-4 mother-baby pairs | Yes | Yes | No | No | Baby blanket and T-shirt | Certified lactation consultants meet with new mothers while they are still in the hospital; after discharge, mothers and babies return within one to three days for a lactation appointment | Free reserved lot outside the Labor and Delivery unit. Visitors can park free in a nearby garage | No |
| Legacy Emanuel Hospital | exercise balls, peanut balls, labor bars, whirlpool, labor/birthing pools can be set up in patient's room | Yes; success rate 75.2% | 40.5% | Room service | Electronic infant security system | NICU on site | Patients kept in maternity unit; no overflow space required | Yes | If mother is discharged before baby is ready, staff tries to find a room in the hospital where she can stay for a few days; families coming from 50+ miles may stay at the Ronald McDonald House | Early labor: 1 to 1 or 2; second stage labor 1:1 and postpartum 1:4-6 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Full service lactation department | Parking adjacent to emergency room entrance | Yes |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center | birthing balls, whirlpool tub | Yes | 34% | Hospital meal service | Electronic infant security system | None on site; hospital has expanded care nursery | Overflow area, which is staffed by family birth center staff | Yes | N/A | Active labor: 1 to 1; postpartum care is 3:1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gift basket contains fruit, cheese, crackers, juice and chocolate | Lactation assistance is offered | Patient parking at entrance to Family Birth Center; center has own entrance | No |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | jacuzzis in each room; birthing balls; labor bars, waterbirth w/certain providers | Yes | 32% | Special menu available for maternity patients | Locked unit; infant security system | Level III NICU onsite | Unit is rarely completely booked; If booked, patients would be placed in pediatric room with family birth center nurse; center is being expanded this fall | Yes | NICU has bed in each room; families may sleep in their baby's room or make arrangements to stay in family room; family lounge has two rooms w/full sized beds, TV/DVD | Early labor: 1-2 patients to each nurse; second stage of labor and recovery: 1:1 ratio; post delivery: 3 rooms per nurse | Yes | Yes | Yes; throughout hospital | Yes | Vancouver Regional Library info & book | Lactation specialists try to visit each patient before discharge. Hospital baby boutique sells breast pump equipment and supplies | Multi-level parking structure connected with skybridge | No |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center | birthing balls, labor bars, jacuzzis | If approved by provider | 27% | One entry that's locked daily at 8 p.m. | None on site; patients transferred to Legacy Emanuel | Never needed; unit was expanded to 17 rooms five years ago | Yes | N/A | Ratio active labor 1:1; ratio during post-partum is 1: 3 or 4 | Yes | DVD player is available | Yes; throughout hospital | No; site is being developed | Hospital doesn't give hand-out bags | Lactation assistance is available 7 days a week during scheduled hours | Parking reserved for laboring patients | No | |
| Legacy Good Samaritan | Exercise balls, whirlpool, jacuzzis in each private room, birth balls, pushing bars, birth chairs | Yes (success rate N/A) | 28% | Regular hospital menu; menus for NW restaurants that offer delivery service are on hand | Infant security system, cameras, locks and locking elevators and doors | expanded care nursery | Laboring mothers remain on the unit; overflow not an issue | Yes | Parents permitted to remain with preemies | labor: 1:1; 1:3-4 postpartum | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No official take-home bag but hospital sends diapers, wipes, comb, shampoo and baby hats home with each baby | Lactation services available 7 days/week | Valet parking available | |
| OHSU | Birthing balls, jacuzzis in every room, birthing chairs are available. Also, patients who qualify may get doula support | Yes (success rate: 74 percent) | 33% | Moms and birth partners can order off menu at any time; third floor hospital cafe is open 24/7 | Unit is locked at all times; coded ID badges required to gain entry; halo bracelets link moms and infants and monitor newborns' movements throughout facilities | Level III NICU | Overflow patients kept at OHSU, may be housed in triage room | No; standard practice is to provide private room but two rooms can be converted to accomodate 2 patients at a time | Space permitting, parents may stay at Ronald McDonald House on campus. | Post-partum ratio: 1 nurse to 3-4 mom/babies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Snacks, nuts, dried fruits, chocolate and educational handouts | Before, during and after birth, lactation consultants on hand | Valet parking available | Yes |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital | Birthing/exercise balls, one jacuzzi in the unit, rocking chairs, squatting bars | No | 30% | Regular hospital menu | Locked unit, babies are banded with Ids | Nursery care, with NICU needs handled by Providence St. Vincent | Four bed postpartum care unit staffed and secured in same manner as the maternity unit | Yes | In most cases, mothers can stay with their babies | labor: 1:1; 1:3-4 postpartum | Yes | No (VHS player) | Yes | Yes | No official take-home bag but hospital sends diapers, wipes, nasal bulb syringe, comb, hats, newborn T-shirt, and a mother's gift pack with lotion and bubble bath | Nurses are trained for lactation teaching and support. Certified lactation consultant also on staff. | Parking available with curbside pick up/drop off. | No |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center | Birthing/exercise balls, jetted Jacuzzi tubs in each labor room, rocking chairs, squatting bars | No | 29% | 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. room service. Cafe is open during the same hours. Mini refrigerators in each room. | Locked unit, visitors must sign in, security cameras | No. Babies needing neonatal intensive care are transported to a hospital with a NICU. | Medical/surgical rooms located next to the Birth Center are used for any overflow and a security guard is assigned to the area. | Yes | If the baby is transported, the mom is transported as well, provided there is a bed available for the mother at the receiving hospital. | Labor 1:1 and Postpartum, 1:2 up to 1:4 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, through a photo company | We provide a mom's lavender gift pack, baby T-shirt, newspaper from the date of birth, diapers, nasal suction bulb and baby hats that are handmade by local "grandmas." The family also receives a meat or vegetarian lasagna to take home for their first night out of the hospital. | Inpatient lactation visits are made to most mothers prior to discharge. Most are scheduled for at least one outpatient lactation appointment after discharge. | Parking in the adjacent parking lot available with curbside pick-up and drop off. | No. |
| Providence Portland Medical Center | Birthing balls, a shared jacuzzi, squatting bar, rocking chairs | Yes, provided the doctor is on the unit while the mother is in labor (success rate N/A) | 35% | Regular hospital menu, patients can order most hours; snacks and boxed lunches | Locked unit, babies are banded with Ids | Level II care. Babies needing surgical interventions or unstable prematurity are transferred | 10 new beds being added to the postpartum area should relieve overflow issues | Yes | Rooms for two moms to stay with their babies | labor: 1:1; 1:3-4 postpartum | Yes, including "The Newborn Channel" in English and Spanish | No | Yes | No | No official take-home bag but hospital sends diapers, wipes, nasal suction bulb, baby hats home with each baby | Lactation consultants on the unit every day. All registered nurses have met competency requirements. Follow-up lactation clinic for post discharge. | Two parking structures; curbside pick up/drop off | No |
| Providence St. Vincent Medical Center | Birthing/exercise balls, two jacuzzis in the unit, rocking chairs, cordless telemetry fetal monitoring that allows laboring moms to walk while providing continuous monitoring, squatting bars | Yes; success rate 76.3% | 32% | Regular hospital menu, patients can order around the clock | Locked unit, babies are banded with Ids | Level III NICU | Recent expansion should relieve overflow | Yes | When possible, moms can stay with their babies in their own rooms with monitoring by "newborn triage nurses" | labor: 1:1; 1:3-4 postpartum | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No official take-home bag but hospital sends diapers, wipes, nasal suction bulb, baby hats home with each baby | Lactation consultants available, all postpartum nurses trained in lactation. Patients are scheduled for a one-to-one appointment with a lactation nurse within 3 days of birth | Parking structure with curbside pick up/drop off | No |
| Providence Willamette Falls Hospital | In-room Jacuzzi tubs, birthing/exercise balls, etc | Yes | 22% | Cafeteria open from 6:30 am-6:30 p.m.; in-room microwaves and refrigerators | Locked entry, security cameras | Level II care. Babies needing surgical interventions or unstable prematurity are transferred. | Yes, except in some overflow situations, mothers may have to briefly share the triage room | Yes, depending on availability | labor 1:1 or 1:2; postpartum, 1:3 or 1:4 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes, through Carepages | No take-home bag, but the hospital gives diaper bags, extra diapers, bulb syringe and other items | Free preadmission consultation; 2 free visits with lactation consultants post-delivery | Dedicated parking outside the birthing center | No | |
| Southwest Washington Medical Center | In-room Jacuzzis, birth balls, flax seed pax (warm packs), waterbirthing tubs, two anesthesia team members available in the unit 24 hours a day | Yes | 28% | Regular hospital menu; two cafeterias and a cafe onsite | HUGS security system; employees wear different designated badges; newborns stay in room with mom or support person | Level 3 NICU, preemie care to about 28 weeks. Single room care with Neonatologist or Neonatal Nurse Practitioners on site 24 hours/day. | "We accommodate." | Yes | Sofabed in each room | In labor, 1:1 or 1:2. In postpartum, couplets 1:3-4. | Yes | On-Demand Movies | Yes | Yes, securely through baby photo service | T-shirts, flax seed pax. No formula. | One to two board-certified lactation nurses or lactation specialists are on duty daily | Free lot adjacent to Family Birth Center | Yes |
| Tuality Community Hospital | Jacuzzi tubs. Patients may bring their own aids. | Only under certain conditions | 22.30% | Room service is available from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. | Locked units; visitors must wear badges; all visitors except the newborn's siblings must be at least 12 years old | No. Patients needing neonatal intensive care are transferred to other hospitals. | Postpartum families are moved to a medical surgical wing. | Yes | Not applicable. | Yes | No; patients may bring DVD players. | No | No, but baby pictures can be posted online through Our365.com | Informational materials. Formula is available upon request. | Lactation specialists and consultants try to visit all new mothers before discharge. A lactation clinic is available by appointment; the first visit is free and subsequent visits are $10 (financial assistance is available). | Free garage across the street. | No |